Word: gigot
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...when Mary came down with a fever after a cold night tryst with her lover; the orangey concoction was named Marie malade. (A more prosaic version traces marmalade to marmelo, the Portuguese word for quince, the original ingredient.) Leg of mutton is still known by its French name, gigot, though it is pronounced "jiggott." A superb chicken dish that sounds quintessentially Gaelic, how-towdie, is derived from the Old French hutaudeau, meaning pullet...
...dinners, supervised in turn by Vergé, Guérard and Bocuse, were crowned by such main courses as fondue de gigot d'agneau aux aubergines, volatile de Bresse and aiguillette de caneton au vin de Graves, for a total of 19 courses. Guerard's meal was adjudged the best of the trip by Gault, who gave it 19¾ points out of a possible 20. Fortunately, reported TIME'S gourmet-onboard, George Taber, dinner was over before a storm hit the Gulf of Genoa, sending many of the guests to their cabins...